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Emissions cuts too slow to fight climate change, warns UN reportBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2012
A UN report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2C. The report by the UN Environment Programme (Unep),... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
Could businesses rescue the UN's carbon offset scheme?By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2012
Businesses must lead calls for governments to adopt more ambitious national carbon emission reduction targets, according to an overview board appointed to address the crisis afflicting the UN's flagship carbon offsetting scheme. Panel members told reporters that... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
UN chief launches new initiative to protect oceansBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2012
The United Nations chief on Sunday announced an initiative to protect oceans from pollution and over-fishing and to combat rising sea levels which threaten hundreds of millions of the world's people. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the “Oceans Compact” initiative... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
UN sees future for carbon scheme despite price dropBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 20, 2012
The United Nations' carbon offset market has a long future in helping the world curb man-made greenhouse gas emissions, even with carbon prices at record lows, the executive chairman of the U.N. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) said on Thursday. U.N-backed carbon... Read more.. |
UN reports high demand for carbon-cutting loan schemeBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012
Over 40 developers across 23 developing countries have applied for UN-backed interest free loans to kick-start their carbon-cutting projects. The loan scheme was launched in April to further the reach of the UN's carbon offset programme, the Clean Development Mechanism... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations |
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission's houses for poor not viable, says reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2012
The Centre is aggressively promoting the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM) to address problems of urbanization, but the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the United Nations (WGHR) seems clearly unimpressed with the way the housing scheme for urban poor... Read more.. |
Rio summit to make fresh bid to tackle environment woesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2012
A crucial summit on global development kicks off here Wednesady with nearly 20 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in attendance in a fresh bid to rally the world behind a common environmental blueprint amid economic woes and discord. ... Read more.. |
HCC only Indian firm featured in UN climate reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2012
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, was the only Indian company to be featured in the climate report issued by the United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Environment Programme. The UN report... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
U.N. climate talks stall over rich-poor divisionsBy : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2012
U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are overheating the planet. As happens so often in... Read more.. |
The Artificial Leaf and Sustainable Energy for AllBy : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012
In case you missed it, do check out the New Yorker profile of Daniel Nocera, a scientist who has designed a “a cheap, playing-card-size coated-silicon sheet that, when placed in a glass of tap water and exposed to sunlight, split the water into hydrogen and oxygen.” The... Read more.. |